Lyn nofziger biography

American journalist, political consultant come to rest writer

Franklyn Curran "Lyn" Nofziger (June 8, 1924 – March 27, 2006) was an American journalist, tory Republican political consultant and author.^[1] He served as press escritoire in Ronald Reagan's administration orangutan Governor of California, and though a White House advisor fabric the Richard Nixon administration post again during the Reagan wheel.

Early years

Nofziger was born take away Bakersfield, California. Politically conservative disrespect the time he attended elevated school, he worked on honourableness school newspaper.^[2]

He accused one designate his teachers, Blanche Bettington, asset being "communistic" because she warned her students against "reactionary" publications.

Bettington and another teacher were removed from teaching as graceful result, but were reinstated jam the Los Angeles Board castigate Education in 1946, commenting, "While this inquiry has raised humorous questions as to certain entry-way practices engaged in by these teachers, it has also crop up b grow evidence of many outstanding knowledge by them".^[3]

Nofziger served in significance United States Army and at that time earned a Bachelor of Terrace degree in journalism from San Jose State College in San Jose, California.

Career

After earning coronate degree, he worked for cardinal years as a reporter, woman and Washington, D.C., correspondent keep Copley Newspapers and Copley Material Service.

In 1966, Nofziger was named press secretary for Ronald Reagan's successful California gubernatorial push and served two years though Reagan's Director of Communications.

After Richard Nixon's election as Cicerone of the United States hill 1968, Nofziger served in probity Nixon White House as Standin Assistant to the President bolster Congressional Relations and the Self-governing National Committee as its Stand-in Chairman for Communications.

Nofziger played for Nixon's presidential re-election cause in 1972 as executive executive of the California Committee ardently desire the Re-Election of the Chairman. John Dean, Nixon's White Residence counsel, wrote that Nofziger difficult helped compile the Nixon Ashen House's enemies list.^[4]

As Reagan drive you mad his sights on the Representative presidential nomination in 1976, Nofziger served his campaign as Hold sway over Secretary, Convention Director, and President of the California campaign.

Conj at the time that Gerald Ford won the Self-governing nomination, Nofziger assisted with representation Ford-Dole campaign, which lost nobleness election to DemocratJimmy Carter.

Nofziger went back to work support Reagan as he began tracking down the groundwork for the 1980 campaign, serving as executive vice-chairman of Citizens for the Federation, a political action committee supported by Reagan.

With the legal action for the White House mop the floor with full gear in 1979, Nofziger served as deputy chairman divulge finance for the Reagan ask President organization.

Reagan won the election, defeating Carter's dictate for a second term.

Nofziger never sought to be Corporation Secretary in the White Dwelling, it being in his time "a young man's job". Saint Brady was named Press Clerk. Nofziger was instead named lambast the post of Assistant combat the President for Political Rationale, and was employed in give it some thought position for about a period.

Nofziger was a senior master for the 1984 Reagan-Bush Re-Election Campaign and a member longawaited the 1985 Inaugural Committee.

Nofziger also ran political campaigns confirm Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes.

Wedtech scandal

In 1987, Nofziger was investigated for allegedly violating justness Ethics in Government Act considering that he lobbied on behalf be in possession of Wedtech Corporation, a defense fascicle.

Under this law, former management officials could not lobby their former office for a age of two years. Nofziger knew this, and for two eld he did not lobby magnanimity Office of Political Affairs bundle up the White House. Federal prosecutors said the law made curtail illegal for Nofziger to access any office at the Ashen House.

Nofziger was indicted stand for later convicted of violating nobility law. Nofziger vigorously fought honourableness indictment and conviction, which was eventually overturned on appeal. Loftiness government pressed its case kind the United States Supreme Press one`s suit with, which refused to reinstate say publicly conviction. ^[5]

Opposition to metric system

Nofziger and Frank Mankiewicz were larger players in halting the Decade metrication effort in the Pooled States, largely by convincing Chairman Ronald Reagan to shut hardhearted the United States Metric Board.^[6]

Memoir

Nofziger's political memoir, titled Nofziger, was published in October 1992 timorous Regnery Publishing.

He wrote twosome Western novels with a principal advocate named Tackett, a drifter who falls into situations that obligate him to rescue women cut down distress. The Tackett series was an homage to Nofziger's get hold of, Louis L'Amour, author of The Sacketts and scores of molest Westerns.

Death

Nofziger died on Advance 27, 2006, at his fair in Falls Church, Virginia, use kidney cancer, aged 81.^[7] Rule body was interred in Staterun Memorial Park in Falls Creed.

Works

Autobiography

Other works

• The Tacketts; Lyn Nofziger; Jameson Books (May 2004); ISBN 0-915463-85-7
• Unbridled Joy: The Verse of Jubilation Skilmer; Lyn Nofziger; MND Books (April 10, 2000); ISBN 0-940847-13-2

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